Let them be as flowers, always watered, fed, guarded, admired, but harnessed to a pot of dirt. i'd rather be a tall, ugly weed, clinging on cliffs, like an eaglewind-wavering above high, jagged rocks. to have broken through the surface of stone, to live, to feel exposed to the madnessof the vast, eternal sky. to be swayed by the breezes of an ancient sea, carrying my soul, my seed, beyond the mountains of time or into the abyss of the bizarre. i'd rather be unseen, and if then be shunned by everyonethan to be a pleasant-smelling flower, growing in clusters in the fertile valley, where they're praised, handled, and pluckedby greedy, human hands. i'd rather smell of musty, green stenchthan of sweet, fragrant lilac. if i could stand alone, strong and free, i'd rather be a tall, ugly weed. what would you understand from this paragraph?

Hello!

In this paragraph, the author/narrator is referencing everyday things that we may see, like flowers, weeds, rocks, and more, to how they feel!  For example, the author tells us that a flower is basically "trapped" in a pot, although it is beautiful and gets much attention and care, then he compares the trapped flower, to the weed, which although is in a "dangerous condition", it is free.

So, what I understand from this paragraph is that sometimes we can feel trapped, like a flower, or free, like a weed.

Have a wonderful day! Hope this helps! :)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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